"Lord Tan!"
Just then, Ma Shangtao finally came to his senses. He took a few steps forward, grabbed Tan Wu tightly, and said nervously:
"Lord Tan, please calm down and find out what's going on first."
At this moment, Sima Lie's face was as black as charcoal. He looked at Po Jun, who was in a daze, and roared, "..."
"What the hell happened? I told you to kill Zhang Tang, but you killed Tan Wu's father instead!"
Po Jun hadn't expected this to happen either. He froze completely, so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud, trembling as he said:
"Prime Minister, I... I don't know what happened. I clearly saw Zhang Tang go into that room and go to sleep, but somehow it suddenly turned into Tan Qian."
"You dare to argue?!" Sima Lie was so angry he almost vomited blood. He pointed at his nose and roared, "What use are you useless trash? You can even kill the wrong person!"
"What a load of bull! Top ten killers! Useless!"
Po Jun was terrified by Sima Lie's fierce and menacing appearance.
The only one who remained relatively calm at the scene was probably Qiu Beiming.
Even he remained ashen-faced.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I know now. It was all Zhang Tang's doing. He deliberately set a trap and made Tan Qian the scapegoat!"
As soon as this guess was uttered, everyone gasped in shock.
"Father, you died such a terrible death!"
Tan Wu cried his heart out, throwing himself beside Tan Qian's corpse and wailing uncontrollably.
"Father, it's all my fault, sob sob..."
He originally planned to use his father's retirement and return to his hometown as a cover to set a trap for Zhang Tang and make a great contribution!
I never imagined that I would end up personally sending my father back to his hometown!
Tan Wu cried more and more bitterly, and finally, overwhelmed with grief, he fainted.
Upon seeing this, Ma Shangtao and the others were immediately shocked and rushed over to provide assistance.
The entire Prime Minister's residence was thrown into chaos.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Li Geng and his men, following Qin Yu's orders, continued to hide in the darkness with the members of the Blood Droplets. When they saw that it was almost time, they led their men to the rooms of Gao Meng and other generals.
"Where's the incense? Blow it in!"
"Remember, whatever you do, don't get the directions wrong!"
"Okay!"
A group of members of the Blood Droplets began to act, pouring all the sleeping gas into the general's room.
At the same time, someone knocked on Zhang Tang's door.
Zhang Tang cautiously opened the door. The Blood Droplet outside bowed slightly and whispered:
"Lord Zhang, we are here to protect you on the Emperor's orders. We are about to set fire to the post station. We hope you will come out with us first."
"Set the post station on fire?"
Zhang Tang was taken aback upon hearing this, his expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "This is no small matter. If we are not careful, it may alert those generals!"
The man smiled slightly and said:
"Please rest assured, Lord Zhang, they will not survive tonight."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tang frowned, hesitated for a long time, and then agreed to leave with him.
Li Geng was waiting for him outside, and even Da Hu and the others had been notified to quietly leave the post station.
Moreover, there were also numerous Blood Droplet Guards carrying buckets of kerosene, constantly moving through the darkness.
The members of the Blood Droplet team cooperated in an orderly manner, a sight that astonished Zhang Tang.
He then realized that his worries were unnecessary.
Seeing that everyone had withdrawn, leaving only those damned fools, Li Geng gave a cold smile and directly gave the order:
"set fire!"
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, flames shot up from all around, setting the entire post station ablaze.
In an instant, thick flames rose up, illuminating the entire night sky.
Inside the post station, the fire spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, the entire post station was turned into a sea of fire.
"Fire has broken out!"
Inside the post station, someone cried out in alarm and then ran outside in a panic.
Zhang Tang's gaze darkened. He was about to say that no one should be left alive, otherwise it would give them leverage when he saw several figures flashing in the darkness.
One by one, heads flew out and rolled to the ground.
Then, the members of the Blood Droplets threw a few pieces of bandit clothing on the ground to create the illusion that bandits were attacking government officials, robbing them of their money and killing them.
This scene astonished Zhang Tang once again.
At this moment, Li Geng approached Zhang Tang, cupped his hands in greeting, and said rapidly:
"Lord Zhang, although this place is some distance from where those five thousand soldiers are stationed, they should receive the news of this towering fire very soon. We need to evacuate immediately."
Zhang Tang agreed wholeheartedly, so he nodded and followed Li Geng away.
On the way out, the Blood Droplets remained orderly, and Zhang Tang's gaze became somewhat solemn.
The ruthlessness and combat capabilities of the Blood Droplets were enough to shock him.
The Emperor's methods are indeed formidable!
In less than a month, they have trained such a ruthless and fierce elite force!
Just as Zhang Tang was feeling sentimental, Li Geng suddenly picked up an old piece of clothing, coughed lightly, and said:
"Lord Zhang, His Majesty's plan is not yet finished. He still needs your cooperation. Please change into these clothes."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tang took the clothes with a puzzled look on his face. They looked like the clothes of some kind of refugee.
Zhang Tang didn't say much and quickly changed his clothes.
Li Geng wiped the dust off his hands again and laughed:
"Lord Zhang, I still need to smear some ash on your face. Please don't blame me."
After saying that, Li Geng grabbed Zhang Tang's hair, rubbed it on his cheeks a few times, and then smeared dust on him again.
"Don't worry, Lord Zhang. His Majesty has arranged everything. This play isn't over yet. Please come with us, Lord Zhang."
Zhang Tang had no doubts and followed Li Geng's footsteps, disappearing into the night.
...
Morning next day.
Inside the Golden Palace, Qin Yu yawned incessantly, listening impatiently as the officials reported on various trivial matters.
After dealing with a few matters impatiently, the officials lost all intention of submitting further memorials.
"Is everything alright? If so, then let's adjourn the court."
Qin Yu stood up wearily, looking empty and haggard, and turned to leave.
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a panicked voice rang out from outside the main hall.
"Your Majesty, urgent message from a scout requesting an audience!"
"No, no, I'm in a hurry to get back and catch up on my sleep."
Qin Yu pursed his lips, but just then, a disheveled scout covered in blood burst in.
Qin Yu glared at him and snapped, "How dare you! Did I summon you?"
Thump!
The scout, covered in blood, immediately knelt on the ground, weeping and crying out, "Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Imperial Envoy Zhang Tang is in trouble!"
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